Triple

T1155294
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ray Tomlinson E23769 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Tomlinson
Tomlinson is a surname most notably associated with Ray Tomlinson, the American computer programmer credited with inventing networked email and introducing the "@" symbol in email addresses.
 E132484 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Tomlinson | Statement: [Ray Tomlinson, familyName, Tomlinson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tomlinson
Context triple: [Ray Tomlinson, familyName, Tomlinson]
  • A. Graham
    Graham is a masculine given name of English origin, historically derived from a surname and commonly used in English-speaking countries.
  • B. Graham
    Graham is the surname of Elizabeth Arden, the pioneering Canadian-American businesswoman who founded the iconic Elizabeth Arden cosmetics empire.
  • C. Tucker
    Tucker is a surname most notably associated with Albert W. Tucker, a Canadian-American mathematician and game theorist known for his contributions to topology and the formalization of the prisoner's dilemma.
  • D. Robertson
    Robertson is a common Scottish surname historically associated with the Highlands and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, sports, and the arts.
  • E. Hayes
    Hayes is a suburban district in southeast London, England, known for its residential character and green spaces within the London Borough of Bromley.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Tomlinson
Triple: [Ray Tomlinson, familyName, Tomlinson]
Generated description
Tomlinson is a surname most notably associated with Ray Tomlinson, the American computer programmer credited with inventing networked email and introducing the "@" symbol in email addresses.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tomlinson
Target entity description: Tomlinson is a surname most notably associated with Ray Tomlinson, the American computer programmer credited with inventing networked email and introducing the "@" symbol in email addresses.
  • A. Graham
    Graham is a masculine given name of English origin, historically derived from a surname and commonly used in English-speaking countries.
  • B. Graham
    Graham is the surname of Elizabeth Arden, the pioneering Canadian-American businesswoman who founded the iconic Elizabeth Arden cosmetics empire.
  • C. Tucker
    Tucker is a surname most notably associated with Albert W. Tucker, a Canadian-American mathematician and game theorist known for his contributions to topology and the formalization of the prisoner's dilemma.
  • D. Robertson
    Robertson is a common Scottish surname historically associated with the Highlands and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, sports, and the arts.
  • E. Hayes
    Hayes is a suburban district in southeast London, England, known for its residential character and green spaces within the London Borough of Bromley.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a493f0d32c8190ac74bad3c87f2641 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4bc912300819084c9c69783055a70 completed March 1, 2026, 10:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac5eb81790819087016b1620353417 completed March 7, 2026, 5:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac612fee3881908abba96acf1b60ef completed March 7, 2026, 5:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac621c445081908bd3aa6f9c258caf completed March 7, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.